Rob Fredrickson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rob Fredrickson

| number = 53, 59

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|5|13|mf=y}}

| birth_place = St. Joseph, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 239

| high_school = St. Joseph

| college = Michigan State

| draftyear = 1994

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 22

| pastteams =

• Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1994|1997}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1998}})
• Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1999|2002}})

| highlights =

• PFWA All-Rookie Team (1994)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (1993)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 738

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 15.5

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 5

| pfr = FredRo20

}}

Robert J. Fredrickson (born May 13, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, and Arizona Cardinals. He attended Michigan State University and was a 4-time Academic All-Big Ten recipient and earned All-American honors. He was selected in the first round of the 1994 NFL draft by the Raiders.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Fredrickson was selected to the NFL All-Rookie 1st Team in 1994. He played linebacker for the Lions in 1998 and signed as a free agent with the Cardinals in 1999. He holds the modern-era Cardinals record for most tackles in a game with 22 vs. the New York Jets in 1999. He retired from the NFL in 2003.

Fredrickson continues to be active in the Phoenix community and is a member of the Phoenix charitable volunteer group, The Thunderbirds. As hosts of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, The Thunderbirds raised a record $13.2 million ($13,254,334) for local charities through proceeds from the 2019 tournament. The Thunderbirds and the Waste Management Phoenix Open have raised more than $81 million ($81,672,224) for local charities since 2010 when Waste Management became title sponsor. In its history, dating back to 1932, The Thunderbirds and the Phoenix Open have raised more than $147 million ($147,718,790) for charities in Arizona.